After much searching and reflecting, I met with Anne, a Doula whose patience and a passionate interest, support and experience in the wellbeing of women before, during and after childbirth meant I felt connected from the word go during our initial meeting during the latter part of my second trimester.…
My doula services
I am a doula in Northern Ireland and happily cover the whole province. I offer confidential and discreet support to your family during your pregnancy, during labour and the birth of your baby, and in the early days after the birth.
As your birth doula I will support you continuously through labour and birth. I’ll be on call for you and arrive at your home or hospital and remain until after the baby is born.
My aim is to maintain a calm and peaceful energy in the your birthing environment. When women are cared for during childbirth by a kind, gentle and reassuring presence, someone who knows them and respects their wishes, they feel safe and tend to give birth more quickly and easily.
My comprehensive Birth Doula package includes:
- Usually 2 antenatal visits to discuss your birth preferences, expectations, birth physiology, parenting, any previous birth experiences and just to get to know each other. It is also important to meet your partner as I am there to support them as well.
- I will be exclusively on-call 24/7 for 2 weeks before your guess date until your baby arrives and you can call me anytime of the day or night
- I will support you throughout your labour until your baby is born and stay with you for a few hours afterwards until you are content for me to leave
- Usually one postnatal visit to ensure you are happy after the birth of your baby and to chat through the birth.
- Unlimited texts, email and telephone support throughout your pregnancy
- Access to my library of books, use of TENS machine
- Signposting to relevant agencies, websites, contacts, if relevant
- Hire of a birth pool if required
- Hire of a cub birthing stool if required
- Hire of a TENS machine if required
- Hire of Birth Sling if required
- Optional HypnoBirthing course
As a Postnatal Doula I offer an individualised and flexible support package.
Too often there’s plenty of support to help you care for baby, but not enough focus on you! It’s normal to feel overwhelmed and absolutely exhausted at times, so it’s important to be nourished and cared for too.
Sometimes I support a family as a one-off, and sometimes the support can last anything from a few weeks to a couple of years.
Postnatal Support packages include:
- planning for the postnatal period and chatting about expectations and the reality of having a newborn
- postnatal visits with a flexibility to suit you and your family needs
- helping you to debrief your birth experience
- hold your baby while you get some rest
- light shopping
- nourish you with food
- accompany you to doctor’s/hospital appointments
- help with older siblings
- assistance with pet care
- signposting on feeding, crying, sleeping, babywear, if relevant
- help you to adjust to your new way of life as a mum!
As a HypnoBirthing Educator I offer a full or refresher Mongan Method course.
I’ve been teaching this course since 2017 as a ‘gold seal’ approved and accredited Educator. Read more about the course here